Juan Manuel Peña

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| fullname = Juan Manuel Peña Montaño

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|1|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz, Bolivia

| height = {{height|m=1.83}}

| position = Centre-back

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Tahuichi Academy

| years1 = 1990–1993 | clubs1 = Blooming | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1993–1995 | clubs2 = Santa Fe | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1995–2004 | clubs3 = Valladolid | caps3 = 249 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004–2007 | clubs4 = Villarreal | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2007–2009 | clubs5 = Celta | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = D.C. United | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 458 | totalgoals = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1991–2009 | nationalteam1 = Bolivia | nationalcaps1 = 85 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Juan Manuel Peña Montaño (born 17 January 1973) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

The vast majority of his professional career was spent in Spain, where he played a total of 14 years for three teams (mainly Valladolid), appearing in a total of 305 La Liga games.

Peña played more than 80 times with Bolivia, representing the nation at the 1994 World Cup and five Copa América tournaments.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Peña played for Club Blooming in his home country and Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia before moving to Spain in 1995. At Real Valladolid, he was a defensive stalwart for nine seasons – partnering compatriot Marco Sandy in his first – and left for Villarreal CF upon the Pucela{{'}}s 2004 relegation from La Liga.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01a0-0e6ae40bf769-6bde55fb9869-1000--pena-inks-villarreal-deal/ Peña inks Villarreal deal]; UEFA.com, 26 August 2004

At Villarreal, Peña figured less prominently but managed to score his only league goal in a 3–0 home win over Málaga CF on 19 December 2004.[http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/169738/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739 Villarreal 3–0 Málaga]; ESPN Soccernet, 19 December 2004 After just six league appearances in 2006–07, he joined Celta de Vigo, then in the second division.

Two seasons later, Peña retired in mid-November 2009 aged 36, not wishing to pursue his career anymore after careful deliberation. However, on 25 March of the following year, he signed with D.C. United of the Major League Soccer.[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/03/dc_united_signs_carey_talley.htmlD.C. United to sign Carey Talley]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}; The Washington Post, 25 March 2010

International career

After his debut for Bolivia in 1991 (aged 18), Peña went on to become one of its most capped players and team captain. With 85 international matches,[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jmpena-intl.html Juan Manuel Peña – International Appearances]; at RSSSF[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html Bolivia – Record international players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609165828/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bol-recintlp.html |date=9 June 2009 }}; at RSSSF he played a FIFA World Cup game, against Spain in 1994 (1–3 group stage loss),[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/28/sports/world-cup-94-bolivia-scores-but-will-still-go-home.html World Cup '94; Bolivia scores, but will still go home]; The New York Times, 28 June 1994 and also appeared in five Copa América editions.

Peña scored only once for the national team, in a friendly match with Honduras played in Washington, D.C. on 11 October 2003. In his penultimate appearance, on 1 April 2009, he witnessed a 6–1 demolition of Argentina in La Paz for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[http://www.marca.com/2009/04/01/futbol/mundial_2010/1238621078.html Bolivia humilla a Argentina (Bolivia humiliates Argentina)]; Marca, 1 April 2009 {{in lang|es}}

=International goals=

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1 \|11 October 2003 \|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States \|{{fb\|Honduras}} \|align="center"\|1–0 \|align="center"\|1–0 \|Friendly

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|11 October 2003

|Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States

|{{fb|Honduras}}

|align="center"|1–0

|Friendly

Honours

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;Villarreal

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071029235508/http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6228 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] {{in lang|es}}
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20101115120619/http://www.mlssoccer.com/player/juan-pena MLS player profile]
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{{FIFA player|76138}}

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Category:1973 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Category:Bolivian people of Spanish descent

Category:Bolivian men's footballers

Category:Men's association football central defenders

Category:Bolivian Primera División players

Category:Categoría Primera A players